Skin tags are common benign (non-cancerous) skin polyps. This image displays loosely hanging acrochordons (skin tags). Skin tags are frequently found on the neck. This image displays small, benign skin polyps called acrochordons (skin tags). This image displays a lesion with a thin "stalk" typical of skin tags (acrochordons). This image displays a typical acrochordon (skin tag) on the neck.
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Skin Tag (Acrochordon):
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Skin tags are common benign (non-cancerous) skin polyps.
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Who's At Risk
Skin tags are very common, and their incidence increases with age. Seen more often in people with growth hormone excess (acromegaly), skin tags are sometimes associated with acanthosis nigricans, a condition in which areas of skin may become thickened and velvety. 
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2007

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